Dispensing device



aatentecl July 26, 1932 UNITED .STA-IES* Jos'EPII BREZIN, 0FPHILADELPHIA,rENNsYLvANIA, AssIeNoR 'ro PHILADELPHIA ICE CREAM coNEMAcHNEnYcoMrANY, or IIIILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A

CORPORATION or PENNSYLVANIA .f 1

:DIsPENsING nn'vicn applicati@ sled 'october` 24,; '1.9231A "seriaifNoly314,554. l

` This invention relates to a dispensing device which is particularlyadapted to fill baked ice-cream receptacles with'ka charge of ice-creamof substantially rectangular configuration, although it will beunderstood that with slight 'modification the preferred i form belowdescribedmay be arrangedV to vdispense other shaped charges of plasticma terial. n

It has long been customary toprovi'de as confections baked ice-creamcones charged with ice-cream, the ice-cream remaining to a substantialdegree beyond the upper eX- tremity of the cone. Melting of theice-cream in one of these cones permits .the molten cream to flow y,downthe outside in an objectionable manner, and recently there has come intoextended use a baked receptacle of substantially rectangularconfigurationinto which a block of ice-cream is placed 'without anysubstantial projection therefrom. Charging of these receptacles by meansof4 a spoon, or the like, is diiiicult, and it is accordingly the objectof the present invention to providel fr a dispensing means for chargingone of these receptacles in a rapid and easy manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide a dispensing device ofthe character referred to which may be readily cleaned and which issimple in construction, so that there are no parts to get out of order.n l

Another object of the Vinvention is the provision of adjustable meansfor limiting the inward movement of the dispensing plunger whereby avarying capacity of the device may be obtained.k

This application is a continuation in part of my application Ser. No.303,416,1iled September 1, 1928. Y

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is an elevation, partly inl section, showing the improveddispensing. device, the plunger thereof being retracted.

Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the dispensing device with the `plunger'extending forwardly in ejecting posit-ion. v y

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of a portion of the device.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-1-4 of Fig. 1. i The dispensing devicecomprises a hollow,

In order to normally linut rectangular stem portion 2 suitably securedyin a handle L1 which may be gripped lby the user. vOn the opposite endof the rectangu lar stem y2 is secured a form 6 of substantiallyrectangular shape and having the end 0pposite the stem open. The endadjacentv the stem is provided with an aperture registering vwith thehollow passageway vWithin the fstem. Preferably the outer edgesadjacentGO' the open end of the mould are sharpened or Vtapered'so as tofacilitate cutting of the supply ofice-cream in charging and 'theinser-` tion of the dispensing device into the re ceptacle.

Slidably mountedv 4within fthe rectangular stem 2'i`s a vrack 8 securedto the outer endof whichis'a'piston 10 rof rectangular shape slidableWithinfrm 6. The inner portions of -the `side walls ofthe 'form areprovided f,

`with suitable apertures 11 to permit` times-- capeor entrance of4 airduring thechargingv and discharging operations ofthe pistonrespectively. C f

Secured to one side of y'stein 2 is a bracket f12 tothe 'outer'endofgwhich ,is pivotally secured a gearlsegment 121'. Gearsegment 14is preferably mounted'on apin 16 secured in bracket 1 2. Adj acentthe,pin, segmentV 14 is 1 provided with an enlarged liollowportion 18 A inwhich is'l houseda spring 20 the ends of ywhich are secured respectivelytojthek seg* "ment and to bracket 12.) Thisfspring-nor-` Y mally tendsto move the segment in a counter 'clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig.1.

i vTeeth 22 `of segment 14`eXtend downwardly through Aa slide24 in the`stem 2 and mesh with-the teeth on rackf'8. Accordingly,-it

in a discharging actionof thecontents ofthe form. LA thumb engagingmember 2 6v is provided segment lll'to'permit the operator tovactuatethe segment "against the tension ofv4 'spring 20,"as-:indicatedin Fig; 2,.

the outward movement `of, piston 10 there-is provided at will beobservedthat'rotary motion imparted 'to segment v22 iwill, lthrough rackf 8,'impart ...a

reciprocating'. motion to piston- 10, resulting "90 segment 14. Whenthis stop member 30 is in its rearward position, and segment 1-1 isrotated in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 2, its bottom edge32 engages the. top oit' stem 2, limiting the clockwise movement toprevent piston 10 from moving outside the form. If it is desired toremove piston 10 together with the rack secured thereto in order toclean the apparatus, stop member 30 may be moved in a clockwisedirection to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2, when, uponclockwise movement of segment 14, it will clear stem 2, permitting thesegment to oe moved to such an extent as to remove the teeth thereoffrom mesh with the teeth of the rack, thus permitting` complete removalof the piston Jfrom the form. The piston may obviously be readilyreplaced, bringing the teeth of the rack into mesh with the teeth of thesegment after which stop member 30 may be moved to its original motionlimiting position.

The inward movement of the stop is limited by engagement of piston 10with the end of a screw 34 threaded through the rear wall of the formand provided with a. lmurled head to facilitate adjustment. The stopscrew is held in adjusted position by means of a lock nut 36. It it isdesired to vary the dispensed charge of ice-cream by reason of avariation in size of container or for other reasons, it is mostconvenient to always lill the form rather than to attempt to placetherein a less quantity. By adjustment oi' the rearward position of thepiston, the capacity of the form may be varied to suit the requirementsand the form may consequently always be filled to its outer edges. Y

It will be observed from the above that there is provided a dispensingdevice of simple construction which may be readily cleaned and which isvery well adapted to charge rectangular receptacles of the characterabove described.

What I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A dispensing device comprising a form having an open end, a piston-for ejecting plastic material from the open end of the form, and amember operative in one position to limit ejecting movement of thepiston and pivotable to an inoperative position to permit removal of thepist-on from the form.

2. A dispensing device comprising a form having an open end, a pistonfor ejecting plastic material Jtrom the open end of the form, alongitudinally movable rack connected to the piston, a toothed memberfor driving the rack, and a member operative in one position to limitmovement of the toothed member and movable to an inoperative position topermit free movement of the toothed member whereby the piston may beremoved from the form.

3. A dispensing device comprising a form having an open end, a handlesecured to said form, a piston for ejecting plastic material from theopen end of the iorm, a rack secured to the piston and mounted forsliding movement along the handle, a toothed member for driving the rackmounted on the handle for manual actuation, and stopping meanscomprising a member pivotally mounted on the toothed member andarranged, when in one position, to engage a portion of the handle tolimit movement o the toothed member, and movable to another position toclear the handle and thereby permit free movement of the toothed memberwhereby the pist-on may be removed from the form.

4. An ice cream disher comprising a casing having one end open andhaving an aperture in the other end, a piston slidable into said casingfrom the open end thereof, a rod projecting from said piston throughsaid aperture, a handle secured to said casing and having a guide wayslidably receiving said rod so as to permit ready insertion and removalthereof, a. lug on said handle, a gear, a pivot member pivotallysecuring said gear to said lug, teeth en said rod engaging said gearwhereby to hold the rod in the guide way, said pivot member beingreadily removable and said rod and gear being held to said handle onlyby the said pivot member whereby removal of said pivot member completelydismantles the ice cream disher 'for cleaning.

ln testimony of which invention, l have hereunto set my hand, atPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, on this 22nd dav of October, 1928.

JOSEPH BREZN.

